Douglas, Kennard to miss New Mexico game

Texas Tech cornerback Cornelius Douglas and wide receiver Marcus Kennard are likely to miss Saturday's game against New Mexico after suffering injuries in last weekend's 58-10 win against Texas State, Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said Tuesday.

Douglas suffered a pulled abdomen muscle and Kennard injured a groin.

Tuberville said Douglas won't play this week.

"He could go if we felt like we're playing a team that's going to throw the ball a lot," the coach said. "But we're playing another running team, so we need to get him healthy."

Tuberville described Kennard's status as "day to day," but added the receiver won't be played unless he is 100 percent healthy.

"To play receiver for us," Tuberville said, "we have the ability now to say you've got to be full speed, ready to go, practice every day with the depth we have. So it's unlikely that he'll play."

Junior-college transfer Bruce Jones is the most likely candidate to start in Douglas' place, Tuberville said.

"He's got a lot of quickness," Tuberville said of Jones. "He's a 40-inch vertical jump guy. Not the tallest guy on the field, but he's got speed and quickness."

Tech may benefit from the return of inside receiver Javares McRoy, who was inactive for Saturday's game against Texas State.

"He's practicing," Tuberville said. "He's ready to go. I don't know whether we'll -- again, he's one of those that I think he might be third or fourth on one of those depth charts last week. He didn't have a good week in the classroom or practicing, so we left him at home.

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